The crimson scythe sliced through the air with terrifying force.
Boom!
A violent storm erupted from the swing, tearing across the battlefield like a raging hurricane.
Yet the attack struck nothing but an afterimage.
"What?!"
Hidan's eyes widened in disbelief.
In the next instant, Naruto's figure appeared behind him.
The sudden movement was so fast that even experienced shinobi struggled to follow it.
Naruto let out a fierce roar and thrust out his palm.
Immediately, countless Wind Blades burst forth and began spinning at incredible speed. They twisted together like miniature tornadoes, shredding everything in their path. The blades resembled gigantic Wind Release Rasengans, carrying enough power to destroy anything they touched.
This was not an entirely new technique.
Rather, it was the result of Naruto's Wind Release Chakra Mode enhancing and evolving his existing ninjutsu to an entirely different level.
Every aspect of the technique had been improved.
Enhanced.
Evolved.
Mutated.
Awakened.
What had once been an ordinary Wind Release technique had now become a masterpiece of destruction.
Naruto's voice echoed across the battlefield.
"Wind Release Chakra Mode!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
The massive wind blades surged forward.
Each blade possessed enough force to cut through giant trees as if they were paper. Together, they formed a deadly storm capable of slicing apart anything in existence.
Hidan never had a chance to react.
Having been caught completely off guard by Naruto's sudden appearance, he was trapped in the center of the attack.
The countless blades crossed and overlapped, tearing into his body from every direction.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Even Hidan, a man who normally laughed in the face of pain, could not suppress his screams.
Originally, Naruto's Wind Cutter Technique had been relatively simple.
But after being enhanced by Wind Release Chakra Mode, it had become a terrifying weapon of mass destruction.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sounds of flesh and bone being torn apart echoed throughout the battlefield.
Hidan's body began to disintegrate.
The first thing to go was his left arm.
Already badly damaged by Hinata's previous attack, it offered no resistance against the violent wind blades.
Blood sprayed into the air as the arm was severed instantly.
Then came his right leg.
With a sharp slicing sound, the leg was cut cleanly off at the thigh.
Skin.
Muscle.
Bone.
Everything was sliced apart effortlessly.
The attack continued.
His torso.
His limbs.
His neck.
Every part of his body was engulfed by the relentless storm.
Large blades sliced through entire sections of flesh.
Smaller blades carved countless cuts into whatever remained.
There was nowhere to hide.
Nowhere to escape.
Blood splattered in every direction.
Severed limbs and shattered fragments scattered across the battlefield.
The scene resembled a nightmare.
Within moments, Hidan had been reduced to countless pieces.
His body did not even collapse immediately.
For a brief second, it seemed as though his mind had not yet realized what had happened.
Then everything fell apart.
The countless fragments scattered across the ground.
Even his Blood-Curtain Scythe was unable to survive the attack.
The weapon shattered into several pieces before crashing onto the battlefield.
Everyone watching was stunned.
The sheer brutality of Naruto's attack left them speechless.
Sasuke stood frozen in place.
By the time he realized what had happened, the battle was already over.
"This..."
His eyes widened.
"What terrifying power..."
"What exactly has happened to Naruto?"
Not far away, Hinata stared at the scene in shock.
"Naruto-kun..."
Even Fu and the Takigakure shinobi could not speak.
Fear gripped their hearts.
The monster known as Hidan had been completely destroyed in only a few moves.
Yet Naruto remained calm.
Still surrounded by the emerald aura of Wind Release Chakra Mode, he slowly drew the Kusanagi Sword from his back.
His gaze remained fixed on the scattered pieces of flesh lying on the ground.
Because despite everything—
Hidan was still alive.
Even with his head split apart, his eyes continued moving.
His mouth still worked.
And as always, he continued talking.
"Hahahaha!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"I never expected to end up in such a pathetic state!"
"What a disgrace before Lord Jashin!"
Then his expression twisted into pure hatred.
"You little brat!"
"Lord Jashin will punish you!"
"He'll tear you apart and leave nothing behind!"
Naruto stared at him without emotion.
"You're describing your own future."
"No god is going to save you."
"You enjoyed making others suffer."
"You delighted in their pain."
"Now you're finally paying the price."
Hidan's eyes burned with fury.
"Damn you!"
"I'll never let this go!"
"I can't die!"
"When I recover, I'll kill you!"
Naruto's expression remained cold.
"No."
"You won't die."
"You'll spend the rest of your existence wishing for death while being unable to reach it."
For the first time, genuine fear appeared in Hidan's eyes.
Before he could say another word, Naruto swung his sword.
A violent storm erupted from the blade.
The lower half of Hidan's head exploded into pieces.
His jaw.
His teeth.
His tongue.
Everything was scattered across the battlefield.
He could no longer curse.
No longer scream.
No longer pray to his god.
Yet his remaining eye still stared at Naruto with endless hatred.
Naruto raised his sword once more.
Another slash.
Wind blades howled through the air.
The remaining half of Hidan's head was completely obliterated.
At this point, even if Kakuzu somehow managed to retrieve every piece, reconstructing Hidan's body would be impossible.
The immortal zealot had not technically died.
But he would never return to his original form.
His existence had been reduced to countless fragments of flesh scattered across the battlefield.
For someone like Hidan, who believed himself invincible, such a fate was worse than death.
It was eternal despair.
Thus, the story of Hidan finally came to an end.
Silence filled the battlefield.
Sasuke.
Hinata.
Fu.
The Takigakure shinobi.
Every single one of them stared at Naruto in stunned silence.
Hidan's fate was deserved.
No one doubted that.
What truly shocked them was Naruto's overwhelming strength.
In only two or three attacks, he had completely destroyed an Akatsuki member.
The same monster who had terrified everyone moments earlier.
The difference in power was simply unbelievable.
Naruto, however, had already shifted his attention elsewhere.
His eyes moved toward another fierce battle raging nearby.
Might Guy versus Kakuzu.
When Kakuzu witnessed Hidan's destruction, his face immediately turned pale.
He had never imagined that Hidan would be defeated so quickly.
Nor had he expected Naruto's power to become so terrifying.
Unfortunately, he had no time to mourn his fallen partner.
Because standing before him was another monster.
Konoha's Blue Beast.
Might Guy.
With the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation fully opened, Guy's power exploded to an entirely different level.
Guy laughed loudly.
"Excellent work, Naruto!"
"Now it's my turn!"
"The Blue Beast is about to show his true power!"
A fierce green chakra aura erupted around him.
"The Eight Gates Formation!"
"The Sixth Gate!"
"Hidden Technique—"
"Morning Peacock!"
The atmosphere exploded.
Guy launched himself forward like a green comet.
His chakra surged more than ten times beyond normal levels.
Every punch unleashed overwhelming force.
Each strike created explosive shockwaves.
The friction generated by his incredible speed ignited the surrounding air.
Countless fiery fists appeared.
Like meteors.
Like fireworks.
Like a blazing peacock spreading its wings across the sky.
Power and beauty merged into a single devastating technique.
The battlefield was illuminated by endless explosions.
Directly in the attack's path, Kakuzu's Water Release Mask was struck head-on.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The monstrous construct was riddled with fiery impacts.
The dark threads holding its body together snapped apart one after another.
Finally, the creature exploded.
Its body was completely destroyed.
Even the chakra heart hidden within was crushed beyond recovery.
Kakuzu's eyes widened.
"What kind of power is this?!"
Yet despite his shock, the veteran shinobi reacted immediately.
After nearly a century of battle experience, his instincts remained razor sharp.
Without hesitation, he launched a counterattack.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
"Fire Release: Head Hunter Jutsu!"
The battlefield erupted once again as two of Konoha's strongest warriors prepared to clash against the last surviving member of Akatsuki.
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